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Daily Republican., 1887-07-08

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w paLerSI houss voIk IN p Sia3ll family,
ri 13 ~ Ith street. rys .t-s
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11
iIwHAr KILLED ARCHER THE JOCKEY.

As age crept upon him his daily stud,
was to keep below his normal bodily
weight OF 40 pounds. He had specia
Turkish baths built at his private residence
while the chief piece OF furniture In hil
library was pair Of very sensitive scales
He would exist for q whole day upon :
bunch Of grapes, or a single piece Of dry
toast and glass Of champagne. lie de-
elared that champagne kept him alive
without In any way interfering with his
weight. lie seIf.denial was marvellous,
for when he must have been simply rave
nous with hunger,he would preside At his
tsble surrounded by the most tempting
viands and yet merely MUNICH = dry bis
cult or his hard burned toast. When the
pang Of hunger get almost past the power
Of man TO resist the temptation 70 eat, he
would test his weight on his trusty scales
shake his head and then retire to bed to
be put out Of the way OF the saysry smell
from the Kitchen. Nature, however, re.
belIed against this treatment. The iast
straw that broke the caneI's back was the
attempt TO get down TO 40 pounds to ride
st. Mlrin In the csmbridgeshire lie felt
that II was his last chance to win that event
and he had made up HE mind to do It at
whatever cost. lie rode but did lot win.
On the contrary he was wreck. In this
condition he suffered exposure In thin
shirt and silk jacket,with h pair Of hunt.
Ing breeches. The inevitable chill fellow.
ed,and the fever demon seized upon
frame III prepared to Withstand its raw
ages-LoHdoa Letter.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

An English publication relates how
some adrolt American forgers turned the
London police to good account. They
left the United States with scheme fer
deiranding English banks By means Of
countsrfelt circular notes, but shortly after
they left New York their srrand became
kaown and the London police were noti-
fed by cable. Not being aware OF this, Of
course, the audacious leader on reaching
London thought Il would be well to make
himself acquainted with the faces OF the
chief detectivss.and Ia the character cfaA
American tourist, he paid them visit.
They were 50 taken of their guard by the
pleasant manner of their visiter that one
of the officers not only told him OF the inn
pending fraud, but actually showed him
the New York telegram, which happened
to be lying on the desk. OF course the
rogues we're not long in turning their
backs 10 London.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11


General George A. Sheridan laughingly
relates the manner IN which be did vio.
lsnce to President Hayss's feelings a. I
non icohoiic advocate. The story - told
Il - follows
Sheridan preceded Fred Douglass a. re
ccrder Of deeds Of the District OF colum.
bla. Before he was appointed to that po.
sitIon Al enemy brought word one day to
Mr.. Hayes that Little Phil's cousin had
been uproariously eonvival in the Ebbiti
House the previous evening. Mr.. Hayes
seat for Sheridan and sternly and In plain
language said II am told, sir, that you
were drunk In the Ebhitt House last even.
ing.' Without moving muscle Of hil
face the candidate for recorder put this &C
eusation with the query "Mr. President
arc you acquainted with the sire Of the 70
tanda In the Ebbiit House r.
"Yes, sir; what Of that p said Mr.
Hayes.
aWeIl, sIr." said Sheridan, ''last evening
ID was not half big enough for me-"
Hayes tried to look very severe. but fail.
ed, and In burst Of laughter, he said
You are the Rrst man 10 make a frank
acknowledgement to me when charged
with such an accusation" lie got his mp.
polntmcnt
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

In early and barharoas times, when every
savage or semi.savage was his own Law.
giyer, Judge, soldier and policeman, and
had 70 watch over his own safeiy.in default
Of all other protection. when two friends
or aequaintances or two strangers desiring
70 be acqnainsanees, CHANGED to meet. they
offered each TO tho other the right hand
alike Of ofIense and defense, the hand that
wieids the sword, the dagger, tOnssisawk
or other weapons of war. Each did this
to show that the hand was empty and that
neither war nor treachery was intended
A man cannot welt stab another while he
.is in the act OF shaking hands with him,
unless he be a double-dyed traitor and
william and strives 70 aim eowardly blow
with the left while giving the right, and
pretending 10 be on good terms with him.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11
LOOK - HOME

sWhen the republicans carry Kentuck,
the constitution Of that commonwealth
which now forblda free negroes TO live In
Il and recognizes property In slaves will
PROBABLY be changed. It may look like .
long time off but stranger things have
happened~Eugene City Rsgisfsr.
The same old song OF love for the "nig.
ger" The party that the Regisfey belongs
TO was In power In all branches of the state
government for the four years preceding
the Inauguration OF Governor Pennoyer.
Never did party have finer opportunity
70 display is devotion to the Stree negro"
than the Register mans party had In this
state. Here In the constitution OF our own
state is provision that forblds any "free
negro or nulatto, not residing In this state
At the time of the adoption OF the conssl.
tuition, TO come, reside. or be within this
state, or hold any real estate, or make any
contracts, or maintain any suit therein,a and
the legislative assembly shall provide By
penal laws Tor the removal by public Off.
GERS OF sll such anegroes and mulattoes,"
and for their etiectual exclusion from the
state and for the punishment of persons
who shall bring them into the state or em.
ploy or harbor them" OF course, every
intelligent person knows that this provl.
sIen In our state constitution, as well as
the one In the Kentucky state constitution.
referred 10 by the Rfgister.Is abrogaied By
the 18th amendment 10 the constitution Of
the United States, but they serve as pre-
text for some papers 10 make = sickiy at.
tempt 70 gain some political capital out OF
them. Our cotemporary IL mistaken, un-
less republicans Of Kentucky are different
from those Of Oregon, for In the latter
ease they have never suggested the repeal
Of our state constitution on that subject.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

Allen 9. Thurman-the old Roman-ln
a speech In Ohio the other day said II
wars TO speak Of man know-Grever
Cleveland. ] have lived through good
many Presidential terms. | have known
several presidents personally. have read
the history Of al the administrations. I
say upon my honor, a. man bound to
tell you the truth ss ssfaithfully as ever man
told the truth, that more honest, braver.
truer man never filled the prssidentiai
chair. | say he Is an honestplsiH man OF
far more ability than the people generally
think. lie has that supreme faculty com.
mon sense. II he IL not q ievsl-headsd.
honest man. am no judge Of men. lie
grows in the popular favor every day.anA
when the four years Of his administration
are Al an end the people will say-"Yo on
have done well. You may take your seat
for another four years."
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

"She who sweeps a room" says Good
Housekeeping, ''makes the action no less
fine by the wearing Of pair of old kid
gloves during the process, and the same is
true Of blacking stove, cleaning kero-
sene lamps, and many other household
duties that fall to mothers and daughters
In homes where no servant Is kept. Moth.
or thinks II is so silly said young girl,
bluahing with shame on being found
sweeping In gloves. But why not as well
wear gloves to protect the hand as sweep
Ing cap to protect the hair The occas-
ionaI washing OF the hands with corn meal
and porax soap in tepid water helps tc
keep them soft end smooth, and glycerine
mixed with lemon juice, is excellent to
apply at night"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

II Is now known (cr, at any rate, beiiev-
ed) In Texas that the recent train robber-
les there were the work of four men who
have lurking place somewhere in the
Big Thicket of Montgomery county. A
Houston correspondent writes about this
to the St. Louis Globe Democrat aThe
Big Thicket Is over twenty miles in length
and over twelve miles in width. It is .
hiding place that during the latter part oi
the war covered hundreds of men In safe
ty for months. The Thicket became 50
notorious during that period that batterie,
of guns we're sent to different portions o
It and the Thicket thoroughly shelled tc
drive the men from their secret rendex
vous.p
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

The Chicago Mail has learned that an
enterprising man in Chicago proposes to
procure tin boxes Just large enough to
hold an ordinary sandwich, piece of pie
flask of coffee and Chinese napkiuiIHe
will fill light wagon with them and at {
certain hour-the lunch hour-will de,
liver to his patrons box and'contents fol
the sum of fifteen cents. lie says hi
scheme is working, and that he has Sc
cured over 900 subscribers ON State anC
Dearborn streets. AS rapidly as his bust
ness increases he will put on more wag
ons.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

A man thought OF buying home in one
of the booming towns of the Pacific coast.
But after thinking the matter over he said
that the body of his boy lay in cemstsry
near Chicago, and he could not bring him.
self TO move away from II. Thereupcr
the active real estate agent offered to give
him lot in cemetery, see to the remov
al Of the child's remains, and pay all ex
penses If the man would reconsider hi
| decision.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

The tower which Is being erected by
the Russians on the highest point on the
Mount Of Olives is already several stories
high, and but one more is to be added. It
is TO be SO high that both the Mediterran-
can and the Dead Seas may be seen from
its top. A number Of bells viii be placed
In the tower. In digging the foundation
seven Christian graves were found to-
gether, with an inscription n Greek, n
which the words 'stephsnusp could be
decIphered.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

A Mexican Judge at Agnas Cahentas
says the Galveston Ne1ps, has given de-
cision in-one of those cases where a rail-
road train killed or injured Mexican, and
which formerly always led to the arrest
and lengthy imprisonment of the whole
train force. The Judge dismissed the
complaint against the Mexican Central
road and said to the Mexicans "These
ties over there were intended to have rails
on, and the rails were intended to carry
trains. II you will agree to k-sp away
from the track will see to it that the
train don't chase you about the fields"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11
Sore Eyes

The eyes are always In sympathy with
the body, and afford an excellent index
Of its condition. When the eyes become
weak, and the lids infiamed and sore, Il
IL an evidence that the system has
become iisordered by Scrofula, for
which Ayers Earsaparilla il tho best
known remedy.
Scrofula, which produced painful tn-
Aammation In my eyes, caused me mucn
suffering for o number OF years. BY the
advice OF physician 1commenced taking
Ayers Earsaparilla. After using this
medicine n short time was completely
Cured
NV eyes are now in splendid c0ndi-
tlon, and am as well and strong Ms ever.
Mrs. William Gage, Concord n. II.
For O number Of years was troubled
with humor in my eyes, and was unable
20 obtain any relief until / commenced
using Ayers Earsaparilla. This medl-
cine has effected complete cure, and I
believe It to be the best Of blood puri-
fiers. 90. u. Uptons Nashua, N. II.
From childhood, and until with Q few
months, have been afflicted with Weak
and Sore Eyes. ! have used Tor these
complaints, with beneficial results
Ayers SarsaparilIa, and consider Il .
great blood purifier. - Mrs. q. Phillips,
Glover, VT.
I suffered for year with infiamnar
tion in my left eve. Three ulcers formed
on the ball, depriving me OF sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, to no purposes was tinal-
" induced to use Ayers Sarsaparilla.
BY Taking
three bottles Of this medicine have been
entirely cured. Ny sight has been re-
stored. and there is no sign Of inflAmma-
tion, sore, or ulcer in my eye. = kendall
7. Bowen, Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio.
nv daughter, ten years old. was afiiict-
ed with 6crofulous Sore Eyes. During
the last two years abe never saw light OF
anv kind. Physicians OF the highest
standing exerted their skills but with no
permanent success. On tho recommen-
daSion OF friend purchased . bottle Of
Ayers Sarsaparilla, which my daughter
commenced taking. Before she had used
the third bottle her sight was restored.
Her cure is complete. = w. h Sufher-
land Evangelist, shelby City, Ky. ti
Ayers Sarsaparllla,
rrsparsd b Dr. J. G. Aver 4 Co.. Lowell. Mass.
sod b Ill Drueeists. Price eli AZ bpsslsA, ".
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

Madame Patti has fan on which are
the autographs of all the sovereigns of
Europe. Here are some The czar !;
"Nothing is SO soothing as your singing
The emperor of Germany ITO the ever
singing nightingale" Queen Christina !:
@To the Spanish woman from queen who
is proud to have her for subject" Queen
Victoria I: "If King Lear Is right in say
ing that a sweet voice Is precious gift In
a woman, you are the richest of women
The emperor and empress Of Austria have
merely signed. M. Thiers, at the time he
was president Of the rebulic, wrote,
"Queen of song, stretch forth my hand
to thee" 80
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

The Indian prince Maharajah Sir Wag-
hee, who has just sailed from New York
to Europe, left orders in this country for
railroad supplies and presents amounting
to a quarter of million dollars. He has
ordered duplicate Of Mr.. Vanderhilt's
drawing room car The Wanderer. For q
present to Queen yictoris, magnificent
riding habit, to cost $4,000, Is being made
In New York, as are also twenty-six cost
" ornaments for his English titled friends'
Chairman Jones has issued call fer the
national republican committee to meet At
the Arlington hotel, Washington, Decsm-
] Der 8sh. TO Ix Che date and place Of The
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11
SKIN, SCALP,
BLOOD.
SAVED MY MOTHERS LIFE.

Ever slaea can remember, my uaother has suffered
from milk leg. Nothing would 40 hol any good.
She had the bost medical talent but they all did hes
goad She suffered with her leg foe thirty yoaFs
hAifthe nl ht, holdlng az her leg and moaning She
had pokeo. sho used 81 The best known remedies
n the country without effect asked her 70 try your
Cutieura Remedies. Got hsr bstt Of Cutcufa Re.
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six nevcn bottles and now she 4 we'll woman 10.
day. Her leg 10 entirely healed, and her health was
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she has not done IN zen years. 20 You zee cannot
help stating 10 you about your wonderful Cntlcura
Remedies You have saved my mothers life. can
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vartlsed yonr Cutieura Remedies far and near.
EDWARD LuEDER. 1905 broadway, ~ Y.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-11

cutIcurA. tho great skin cnre and cutIeura Soap,
prepared from L. externally and Callcura Re4oseut,
for every form u skn aad blsod diseases from PIN.
pies 10 acTcfala.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

The Yong Ne rs Charity Committee are
meeting with great success in their sndesvor
to furnish the poor with comfort and good
things 70 eat on Thanksgiving day. Tur-
keys and other good things are coming in
from every direction. and there is no doubt
but a large number will be made happy,
and they will iook back on this a. a me-
m0fsble occasion and bless the noble souls
Who have laboTed for their benefit. The
O-Wash IA Nong Club has taken up a tur-
key mission and every member will con-
tribute something toward purchasing fine
lOs Of turkeys. and President Weston has
headed the subscription with his check for
s35. John Perry and other citizens are also
soliciting contributions.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

At 10 O'Clock Aonday syen ing a fsmale
en- I'D vas lsft Al the door OF ex Sheriff A.
~ Norton. IN Wyoming with basket Of
clothing. and the following nOte MY
name Is Marion and i was born on the 5OIh
aAy OF October. lS,7. tod Will bless you II
you sil t4xs good care Of me. That's Why
/ came TO you. 1 thought you would care
for poor little fathsrless girl" Mr.. Nor
t0n SAYS II be had been as alert az when he
vas slerif he would have run the man
down whom he saw run IS he opened the
door The child IS cared for at the Women 5
HOme and hosLital on FultOn-st The
Superintendent OF the Poor desires good
healthy cALd.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23
HoeY-Hiclxey.

Thomas 2. Hoey, of Chicago, and Miss
morning at o'clock in the ST. James
church il the presence of large number
OF relatives ana friends. Rev. Father Pull
cher officisted. In the evening, from TO
~ O'Clock. a reception was held at the resi-
dence Of the grOOm's mother at 30l West
Broadway. A number of the friends OF
the contracting parties called and paid
their compliments TO the newly welded
couple. who we're the recipients of numer-
oEs handsome presents. Dancing and
cards were also enjoyed by the guests dur
ing the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Hoey left
on the II O'Clock train last night for Chi
ca,o, where they will make their future
residence
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23
THANKsGIvINs.

That day which brings happiness to many
hearts and much 10y to every family circle.
is near al hand again. Thanksgiving day
has a charmed sound about it that makes
young hearts leap with JOY anb brings back
pleasant memories to older hearts. A
Thanksgiving dinner is always a special
occasion, snd as the family. with perhaps a
few invited guests. gather around the well
loaded tables on which are temptinglv ar
ranged game of all kinds, such as rabbit,
partridges, pigeons. ducks. Tennessee squads
and the most important dish Of ali, that OF
oysters. either the Select. Anchor or the
Fair Haven Counts, which are the finest
produced In the market. These ara all fur
nished in the sweetest and freshest style by
r. J. Deftenthslsr, of III Monroe-st. Nice
fresh and salt water fish might re added to
tie bill Of fsre, and these always fresh and
pslstable, can be found at Mr.. Dettenthsler' 9
market. which ia the finest in the city.
Fish, Game, Vegetables and other delic-
acies can always De found in season at this
reliable place of business.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

In the UniIed states court yesterday Eli
jah Walker. cOlorsd, and Thom as Van Val
kenburg, who were convicted OF retailing
liquor without paying the sDecs al tax. were
each sentenced 10 SIX months imprlson-
nent AZ the I0nia House of Correction and
also 10 pay dns o. 500. Walker is well
kn0wn about town as a colored cook.
Joseph +. Jackson, convicted Of the same
ofIense. was fned 800 and ia default Of the
payment OF this amount he will 90 Impris-
onsd in the count AL for period not to
exceed six months. Daniel Morgan. OF
Rerrisn Springs. who was convicted OF de
posting an Ooscene letter IN the mails, bad
his sentence deferred for one week.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23
LEVI & scuwAKz. 50 n. sr.PAuL-sr., /

LEVI 4 ScHwARZ, 50 y. ST.. PAUL-sr.,
RocHEsrER, n. Y. Nov. II. 1887. J
Torer Clothing Company Grand Rapids,
Mich.;
GENTs-Ofer accepted; you may have the
ulsters At your own price thirty per cent. on
from the manufacturers cost.
Will not allow you ten OF, but will allow
you eight of, spot cash. IL agreeable inform
US Immediately. Yours truly,
LEVI l. ScHwARz.
He also has letter and memoranda of
Rothschild, Hays & Co.. of Rochester, call
ing for 1915 mems suits sold TO the Tower
at sixty cents on the dollar, and the magic
words, spot cash, were q part Of the con-
tract.
when | can sell suits at S. that cost Us
and every other dealer Sl1 and Sl2. and sold
st Sl3 TO $l5, people will bug them. Think
of u nice. new pattern, we'll made up,
worth regularly So sacrificed at Sand
the wholesaler stands the loss. Why. /
have no trouble in selling country dealers
al our marked price"
IL may be here remarked that the
reporter, during the above conversation,
saw an IOnia merchant and a merchant
tailor OF this city both investing largely in
overcoats and suits, which they both re-
marked were less in price than they had
paid Eastern manufacturers for the same.
The above is an actual fact, and the TELE-
| GRAM HERALD reporter was an eye witness
TO the sale.
Unquestionably no such stock of goods
was ever contained in any one
store in Western Michigan, and the
| remarkably low prices which were
plainly marked on every garment
| sedmed TO astonish all the visitors lnclud-
| ing merchants, buyers and the reporter
| Bundle after bundle was sent out and il
| seemed a veritable market day in the
Tower. The bottom is surely knocked out
| of some houses in the East and Grand Rap
| ids citizens calling at the Tower get the
benefit. You cannot afford to buy clothes
| without going 10 see this, the liveliest con-
Germ in the city that is soon to number
| 100, 900 Inhabitants.
| lNOTE BY THE EDIToR.-The above article
| is printed as an actual news item. The
| TELE6RAM- HERALD criticises Mr.. Rosen-
| thal's journalism, but We bow TO his ability
as a cIothier. He is entirely capable o.
| conducting the clothing business and o.
keeping pace with and in advance of the
| times in that branch of business. This i:
ali the more reason why he should sever
| his connection with q certain chestnutty
| Sunday paper of which he is the reputec
4 EditOr-in. lhlef
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

The fair at the Germanis Hall, under the
auspices of st. Johns church, opened yes
terday afternoon. Faetkenheuers orches-
ira produced some very fine selections. In
the evening a vocal and instrumental con-
cert was given, Squiers' orchestra being
present. The fair continues today and to-
morrow, ending on Thursday with ball
The receipts go toward paying for the new
parsonage on Mt. Vernon-st.
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

In the article sunday morning headed
"A Chapter OF Marvels." in which some
wonderful cures Of difficult cases were re.
corded 70 The credit Of DR.. F. c. billings,
the proof-rsader made our reporter say that
for "tvo years tue Doctor has put forth
every effort to be Of service 70 humanity.
while the facts are Dr. billings has been in
constant practics for over ten years and
has had scores Of cases in his practice Just
as wonderful as these ne has made here IN
o1r midst
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

8. c. Wells. an snctioneer OF Detroit, was
brought here yesterday 70 sell the furniture
of The Manhattan Hotel He bad no sooner
commenced operations than A limb Of the
~ dropprd IN and escorted him 70 Police
usasouarterS. where be was charged With
violating ths suctiorsers ordinances. be not
having license 70 operate in this city. he
gave eouds IN he sum Of $40. to appear
for trisi this morning
Telegram-herald., 1887-11-23

Bosrox. Nov. John Mckay, Of Hall
fax. defeated Pstsr CoRlsy, Of Portland. in
q three mile race. With a turn, on TIE
Charles river shis afternoo D.. The water
vas smooth as zisss snd the rscs interest
ing throughout Couiev had boat :
isnxsh advRntays during the hrst half OF
the race. but after ms<iog the turn Mckay
gradually closed in 90 him and took the
lesd. finishing By several lengths Time,
zl15. The race vas for $50 a side.